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into the mouth with the other and turning it over ; then hold the 



mouth shut until the medicine gets wet, so that he cannot 



spit it out. 



Saltpetre or Nitrate of Potash , i pound. 



Sulphur I " 



Ground Gentian Root . . . . | " 



Mix thoroughly and give a teaspoonful three times a day, 

 morning, noon and night. 



In some cases where the discharge continues very long it is 



well to change the treatment and give a teaspoonful of ground 



sulphite of iron twice a day, night and morning, in his feed until 



the discharge stops. If his throat is sore rub it well two or three 



times a day with white liniment. In cases where this discharge is 



not checked it terminates in what is known as chronic catarrh, or 



nasal gleet. 



NASAL GLEET OR CHRONIC CATARRH. 



In this disease there is a glary discharge from one or both 

 nostrils. It is a chronic mflammation of the sinuses of the head, 

 and the discharge varies much according to where the disease is 

 situated and the length of time it has been going on. 



Ca^USCS. — First, neglected catarrn. especially if the animal has 

 not been treated properly and allowed to run out in the cold 

 without being properly fed, such as being allowed to run out at a 

 straw stack. It may be caused by a severe blow on the bones of 

 the head over the sinuses, and also from a bad tooth. Sometimes 

 a tumor will cause it or some foreign substance, such as food or a 

 piece of stick becoming worked up through the nose into the 

 sinuses; or it might be caused by coughing and the food fly up 

 into the sinuses in this way. 



Symptoms. — This disease is sometimes mistaken for glanders. 

 The animal at first may be in pretty good spirits, but if the 

 disease is allowed to run on he will soon get thin and run down 

 on account of the constant discharge from the nose. There is a 

 discharge from one or both nostrils of a yellowish color, the Iming 

 of the nose will be slightly reddened and in some cases is of a 

 yellowish color. The way to tell if the sinuses are much affected 

 is to tap on the bone over the sinuses with the finger, if it gives 

 a dull sound like as though the sinuses were full, you may con- 

 clude that they are diseased, but if it gives a hollow drum- 

 like sound, you may come to the conclusion that the sinuses are 

 not much affected and there is more hope of recovery. As the 



